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I’ve been so busy for the past week that I’ve completely neglected my poor blog. So, to ease myself back in, I’m going with a short one today.

(Incidentally, does anyone else find it difficult to make time for frequent blogging? Is it just a matter of being disciplined? I’ve been doing much better since I restarted it earlier this month but I sometimes find all those day-to-day tasks mount up and get in the way!)

Today’s thought is a simple one which is not always easy to adhere to but is worth striving for:

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” Judy Garland

Just have time for a quick post today since I’m travelling. I don’t usually go for inspirational thoughts, mainly because I forget them as soon as I’ve registered that they might have something valuable to say. I came across this one from Oprah (the one and only) and liked it so I thought I’d share:

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their future by merely changing their attitude.”

I do believe that our attitude to events is as important as what happens to us. Now I just have to remember it. Back to book thoughts tomorrow!